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Corson, South Dakota

Field	Value
name	Corson
native_name_lang
image_skyline	Corson, South Dakota 1.jpg
image_caption	South Dakota Highway 11 running northbound through Corson
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coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	South Dakota
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Minnehaha
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Brandon
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	415
elevation_ft	1362
population_total	70
population_as_of	2010
population_density_km2	auto
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Corson is an unincorporated community in Brandon Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States with a population of 70. It lies immediately north of Interstate 90 and Brandon on South Dakota Highway 11. Once mainly a railroad and farming community, it is becoming an industrial area supporting the county. Sioux Falls is located 12 mi west-southwest of the community. It is served by the BNSF Railway Company.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414082215/http://domino.bnsf.com/Website/stations.nsf/efaf9580c6698b99062564a7007b2095/7afe4f18b1b2349a862574f6005aa833?OpenDocument |archive-date=April 14, 2017 |url-status=dead

Etymology

Corson is named for Henry Tabor Corson (1838–1914), a resident of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, instrumental in constructing the Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway into Sioux Falls

Transportation

Interstate 90 is the town's major east–west route, and it connects the community to Sioux Falls. South Dakota Highway 11 (SD 11) runs as the major north–south route through the area. SD 11 connects Corson to nearby Brandon and Garretson.

Attractions

Corson is locally famous for two major attractions: The Playhouse, which is a small theater, and a bar located next door.

References

{{Gnis. 1254471. Corson, South Dakota
(1899). "History of Minnehaha county, South Dakota. Containing an account of its settlements, growth, development and resources ... Synopsis of public records, biographical sketches". Sioux Falls, Brown & Saenger, ptrs..
Federal Writers' Project. (1940). "South Dakota place-names, v.1-3". University of South Dakota.

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